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sad day. But spiritual directors know how to help us discern our vocation. Try not to be frustrated. Think about deepening your prayer life. I think sometimes we can forget that our vocation is the way we love God. So just work on the loving God part for the next 40 days. The way to do it (your vocation) will be a great joy at Easter! !

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My spiritual director said I cant think about my vocation or priestly stuff for the next 40 days. :wall: This smells of elderberries. hahahahaha
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[quote name='Tally Marx' timestamp='1299730052' post='2219733']
There was a time... before I had a Spiritual Director... when I could have used this advice. I thought and worried and fretted myself to pieces, trying to figure out my vocation.
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Yup. I think most folks go through that. And it's good advice to step back and let it go for a while.

Ya think 40 days is long? My spiritual director made me wait almost three years before talking with me about vocation stuff. Granted, I couldn't "do" anything before three years anyways (new convert at the time)... but he insisted that we focus on prayer. And I had to trust him. Focusing on prayer will automatically make your vocation clear. Which definitely happened for me.

So don't fret. Spending time [i]not[/i] specifically thinking about vocation and discernment can be a really good thing.